How to treat ADHD in children

Many psychologists agree that medication alone will not completely eradicate the child’s problem and that psychotherapy is necessary. Therapy can help children to solve the problem of poor friendships and lack of self-confidence, and can also strengthen the child’s organizational skills. Since ADHD often affects the entire family, it is best to have the ADHD child and his parents or other family members work together to treat the problem. 1, medication: Common medications used to treat ADHD include methylprednisolone hydrochloride (Ritalin), and dextroamphetamine sulfate. The specific efficacy of these medications in reducing ADHD symptoms cannot be determined, but researchers believe they can regulate dopamine and norepinephrine levels, allowing children to focus and reduce impulsivity. 2, psychotherapy: parent and teacher consultation work so that parents and teachers understand the characteristics of children’s growth and development and the characteristics of psychological development at different ages, discipline should be timely, fair, patient and confident, not harsh on children, and for different ages of children to come up with practical programs specific counseling help. 3, environmental treatment: eliminate the adverse stimuli or mental tension factors in the family that lead to ADHD, and do not quarrel in front of the child. Poor parental relationship is also one of the causes of ADHD, a good family atmosphere, but also to prevent the child distracted, anxious and nervous and excited. 4, psychiatric treatment: a child’s personality consists of two parts: innate temperament and acquired environmental influences, so it has stability and plasticity. Parents and teachers are required to discover the child’s talent and guide it correctly, so that the child can grow up smoothly and healthily, and develop correct behavior patterns and normal or even excellent learning ability. Therefore, the above factors, such as “children’s learning, behavior, ability, personality, and parents’ view of education”, are actually integral parts of successful education, and cannot be separated or exist independently. 5, doctor treatment: Doctors usually think that as children grow up, the phenomenon of distraction will disappear, but in fact the effects of ADHD go far beyond childhood. Recent studies have found that 40-80% of children with ADHD continue to have a variety of different symptoms as they enter adolescence, and 50% will continue to develop into adulthood.